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A Personal Inequity (Thomas Sowell)
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| July 14, 2009
| Thomas Sowell
Posted on 07/13/2009 9:05:58 PM PDT by jazusamo
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:05:59 PM PDT
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jazusamo
To: abigail2; Amalie; American Quilter; arthurus; awelliott; Bahbah; bamahead; Battle Axe; bboop; ...
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07/13/2009 9:07:21 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: All
Please bump the Freepathon and donate if you havent done so!
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:08:23 PM PDT
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jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
Thomas Sowell, what a gem.
Bump.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:09:47 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: jazusamo
One of the best "real world" descriptions of the "distopian" literary theme, as found in Ira Levin's "This Perfect Day," or Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," as well as many others.
If you can find it, Sean Astin starred in a rather good made for TV movie of "Harrison Bergeron" which borrowed from many other dystopian stories.
Mark
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:13:50 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: jazusamo
Thanks for the ping jaz. I love...sorry, my wife just shouted “ME TOO!”...WE love this guy. Dr. Sowell is the best.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:17:10 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
To: MarkL
Thanks for the heads up, I will do some checking.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:17:16 PM PDT
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jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: rockinqsranch
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:18:00 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
The point of Hayek’s The Mirage of Social Justice. The only way all outcomes can be equal is to lower the standards.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:39:19 PM PDT
by
Bhoy
To: jazusamo
He may have a point about unfairness in basketball. Perhaps there should be a quota for how many short Irish guys they have to have on each team. Maybe Sotomayor could look into the recruitment practices.
To: jazusamo
When Thomas Sowell dies, America’s average IQ will go down a few points.
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posted on
07/13/2009 11:18:29 PM PDT
by
LifeComesFirst
(http://rw-rebirth.blogspot.com)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/14/2009 12:08:18 AM PDT
by
Eagles6
( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck. (Let them eat arugula!))
To: LifeComesFirst; jazusamo
What comments can one make about things Sowell writes, other than to praise them? What's so wild about Thomas Sowell is that he is clearly brilliant and
wise yet, as this piece illustrates, he has the ability to convey abstract, counter-intuitive philosophical concepts in a manner that any ten-year-old kid could understand, let alone any American sensible enough to read his words. His writings are infinite stores of ammunition in the arsenal of conservatism.
On a short list of conservative thinkers/writers I admire, Sowell ranks the top spot. I've never met the man, yet when I read his words, I feel true love for him.
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posted on
07/14/2009 12:34:36 AM PDT
by
Finny
("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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posted on
07/14/2009 12:36:15 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: jazusamo
Dare I ask? Is his reasoning valid for education?
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posted on
07/14/2009 12:53:55 AM PDT
by
monocle
To: jazusamo
Just think of the wonderful diversity, if the NBA were forced to employ 4’6” Asian women!
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posted on
07/14/2009 1:30:08 AM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(<P><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajsov1M4h50"> Thank You Satan</a><P>Rev13:3)
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Dr. Sowell, Palin 2012. Now that’s the ticket.
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posted on
07/14/2009 2:04:49 AM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(It takes a Kenyan village to raise a US president.)
To: jazusamo
I would vote T.S. for ANY high office in our Great Nation. Any position he held would be improved for the duration of his term, if not longer when voters experience a True leader.
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07/14/2009 2:19:14 AM PDT
by
Lost Dutchman
("Weep for the future Na'Toth, Weep for us all." (G'Kar-Babylon 5))
To: jazusamo
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
If you have that dream today you love Thomas Sowell but you are appalled by the likes of Barak Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, and Eric Holder. Somebody should make a poster using Professor Sowell's portrait photo as the exemplar of the promotion of wisdom and tolerance (that is, of "philosophy," which only means "love of wisdom" when translated from the Greek).
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posted on
07/14/2009 2:57:14 AM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The conceit of journalistic objectivity is profoundly subversive of democratic principle.)
To: jazusamo
I don't know how Sowell can make brilliant insights so easily understandable... It's a gift - a gift greater than basketball even if it doesn't pay as much.
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posted on
07/14/2009 5:33:31 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Still waiting for journalists to ask Obama how he'll heal a deeply divided nation-FreeperOldDeckHand)
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